big business

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Recent Examples of big business Trump's tax-cut, deregulation and drilling agenda will more than likely make money for the wealthy and big businesses, but the national debt will almost certainly increase again. Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 19 Jan. 2025 But in recent years, as people have grown more attached to their pets — and more willing to spend money on them — animal medicine has transformed into a big business that looks a lot like its human counterpart. The Learning Network, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025 Public opposition is common, fueled by a range of concerns — from equity to big business interests. Regina Clewlow, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 Sixty-five percent of Americans – nearly two thirds – support raising tax rates on big businesses and corporations, Pew found. Tobias Burns, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for big business 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for big business
Noun
  • Three different streaming outlets — Max, Netflix and Paramount+ — were among the top winners at the duPont-Columbia Awards, some of the top honors accorded each year to audio and video reporting done in the public interest, while some of the usual news organizations named each year were not.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
  • According to a civil complaint filed on Wednesday that details the accusations, the girl was an active member of Refuge of Hope, part of the broader Assemblies of God religion and organization.
    Shayla Colon, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Russia has also invested in combat robots, utilizing AI to modernize its military technology in partnership with China, developing UGVs such as the Uran-9, a robot tank, Platform-M, a rocket strike system, and the Soratnik, a seven-ton drone tank.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Detroit welcomed the partnership as an effort to support the city's recovery.
    Emily Hamilton, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • After the Madison shooting, a separate social media user noted their association and tweeted at the FBI, accusing Henderson and others of having prior warning.
    Phoebe Petrovic, ProPublica, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Mind you, the powder pink of 2025 has abandoned its traditionally sweet associations for something more nuanced and powerful.
    Marilú Almaguer, Glamour, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Richards’s first job after graduating from Brown in 1980 was as a labor organizer, running union campaigns for garment workers, nursing-home workers, and janitors, positions that took her from New Orleans to Houston and Los Angeles.
    Jonathan Van Meter, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Go deeper: Musk's DOGE targeted by union lawsuit ahead of Trump's executive order Editor's note: This story has been updated with details throughout.
    April Rubin, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Though negotiations didn’t begin on a new contract until early December, if approved, this agreement will cover the contract period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2028, the guild announced Thursday.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The guild announced its first round of nominees on Nov. 26, 2024.
    Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025

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“Big business.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/big%20business. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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